Integral
Can't you hear it?
We have a thread about smartphones and apps, so why not one on computers and programs?
Computers
Laptop: Thinkpad X201. 2.54 GHz processor (i5 540m), 4GB RAM, 160GB HDD, running Linux Mint.
Desktop: 3.0 GHz processor (Phenom II X4), 4GB RAM, Radeon 4870 video card, 1.5TB HDD, running Windows Server. It's about three years old now. I mean, it's 4000-series old.
Now the interesting part...
Programs I cannot live without, Linux edition
Firefox - I know many have migrated to Chrome, but I like the familiarity of Firefox.
Exaile - music player. Crucially, it supports sort-by-directory-structure. I refuse to install a music player without that functionality.
Mplayer2 - video player. Supports any file format I throw at it, including h.264 hi10p.
Pidgin - chatting.
TexWorks - LaTeX editor. If I'm not editing text in a text editor, which is....
Kate / Vim - text editor. I'm torn between the two. Kate has proper code folding, while Vim doesn't; Vim has column mode, while Kate's column mode is clunky. In practice, I tend to use Kate under its Vim emulator mode.
Unison - folder sync. I sync a 4gb flash drive to my /home/Integral/docs folder.
Transmission - Torrent client. It's the default and good enough for me.
Stata - statistical package of choice. Costs money, worth the investment.
Matlab - it's Matlab. However, Octave works reasonably well for most of my needs.
Programs, Windows edition.
Firefox - internet.
foobar2000 - music. Lightweight, infinitely customizable, and supports sort-by-directory-structure.
Media Player Classic Homecinema - media player.
Pidgin - chatting
TexWorks - LaTeX editor, when I'm not using...
Notepad++ - the single best text editor I know of.
Microsoft SyncToy - file sync. Works surprisingly well.
utorrent - torrent client.
Steam - gaming.
Filezilla Server - for FTP.
Skype - more chat. Invaluable for gaming.
I use the Windows computer mostly for gaming / media, the laptop for "work."
edit:
Games! (in rough order of use)
League of Legends
Civ III
Touhou
...various others...
Computers
Laptop: Thinkpad X201. 2.54 GHz processor (i5 540m), 4GB RAM, 160GB HDD, running Linux Mint.
Desktop: 3.0 GHz processor (Phenom II X4), 4GB RAM, Radeon 4870 video card, 1.5TB HDD, running Windows Server. It's about three years old now. I mean, it's 4000-series old.
Now the interesting part...
Programs I cannot live without, Linux edition
Firefox - I know many have migrated to Chrome, but I like the familiarity of Firefox.
Exaile - music player. Crucially, it supports sort-by-directory-structure. I refuse to install a music player without that functionality.
Mplayer2 - video player. Supports any file format I throw at it, including h.264 hi10p.
Pidgin - chatting.
TexWorks - LaTeX editor. If I'm not editing text in a text editor, which is....
Kate / Vim - text editor. I'm torn between the two. Kate has proper code folding, while Vim doesn't; Vim has column mode, while Kate's column mode is clunky. In practice, I tend to use Kate under its Vim emulator mode.
Unison - folder sync. I sync a 4gb flash drive to my /home/Integral/docs folder.
Transmission - Torrent client. It's the default and good enough for me.
Stata - statistical package of choice. Costs money, worth the investment.
Matlab - it's Matlab. However, Octave works reasonably well for most of my needs.
Programs, Windows edition.
Firefox - internet.
foobar2000 - music. Lightweight, infinitely customizable, and supports sort-by-directory-structure.
Media Player Classic Homecinema - media player.
Pidgin - chatting
TexWorks - LaTeX editor, when I'm not using...
Notepad++ - the single best text editor I know of.
Microsoft SyncToy - file sync. Works surprisingly well.
utorrent - torrent client.
Steam - gaming.
Filezilla Server - for FTP.
Skype - more chat. Invaluable for gaming.
I use the Windows computer mostly for gaming / media, the laptop for "work."
edit:
Games! (in rough order of use)
League of Legends
Civ III
Touhou
...various others...